Pierre Salignon joined the Health and Social Protection Division at Agence Française de Développement as a project manager in early October 2013. His responsibilities include the follow-up of projects for Chad, the Comoros and Indian Ocean. A lawyer by training, he has been working for international solidarity and public health in fragile countries for over 20 years. His previous positions include executive director of the association Doctors of the World in France, project manager for the World Health Organization and executive director of the French Section of Doctors Without Borders.